HB2767 • 2026

early termination; sex offender registration

HB2767 - early termination; sex offender registration

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Khyl Powell
Last action: 2026-01-22
Official status: House second read
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official status indicates the bill passed both chambers, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata or text.

HB2767: Early Termination of Sex Offender Registration

This bill creates a legal process allowing some registered sex offenders in Arizona to ask a court to end their registration duty after waiting for five or ten years.

What This Bill Does

Adds section 13-3826.01 to the Arizona Revised Statutes regarding sex offender registration.
Allows defendants who have been registered as adults for at least ten years, or minors for at least five years, to petition a court to end their duty to register.
Requires courts to hold a hearing where both the petitioner and the state can present evidence and witnesses.
Places the burden on the petitioner to prove they did not commit new crimes in specific chapters of law since sentencing.
Requires the petitioner to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that they are unlikely to reoffend and are not a danger to others.
Allows petitioners whose requests are denied to file an appeal with the court of appeals within thirty days.

Who It Names or Affects

Sex offenders in Arizona who have completed at least ten years of registration for adult offenses or five years for juvenile offenses.
Courts that must hold hearings and make rulings on these petitions.
Victims, who receive notice before the hearing and may speak during it.

Terms To Know

Petition: A formal written request made by a person asking a court for an order or decision.
Preponderance of the evidence: The standard used in this hearing where facts must show it is more likely than not that something happened.
Special action: A specific type of appeal filed with a higher court to review a lower court's decision on certain legal matters.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify an effective date in the provided text.
This law only applies if other sections of the code have not already terminated the duty to register earlier.
The court must state specific reasons on the record if it denies a petition, but the source does not list what those reasons might be.

Bill History

2026-01-22 House
House second read
2026-01-21 House
House Rules: None
2026-01-21 House
House Judiciary: None
2026-01-21 House
House first read

Official Summary Text

HB2767 - early termination; sex offender registration

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REFERENCE TITLE:
early termination; sex offender registration

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature

Second Regular Session

2026

HB 2767

Introduced by

Representative
Powell

AN
ACT

AMENDING title 13, chapter 38, article 3,
ARIZONA REVISED STATUTES, by adding section 13-3826.01; RELATING TO SEX
OFFENDER REGISTRATION.

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1. Title 13, chapter 38, article 3,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 13-3826.01, to read:

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13-3826.01.

Petition to terminate sex offender registration after registering
for a specific number of years; hearing; notice

A. Unless the duty to register is
terminated earlier pursuant to section 13-3821, subsection G or H or
section 13-3826, a defendant who is ordered or required to register
pursuant to section 13-3821 for an offense committed in this state or
ANOTHER state and in violation of this title and who has been registered as a
sex offender for at least ten years for an offense committed as an adult or for
at least five years for an offense committed when the defendant was under
eighteen years of age may petition the court for an order to terminate any duty
to register.

B. On receipt of the petition, the
court shall set a hearing and provide sufficient notice to the state to allow
victim notification. At the hearing, the petitioner may be represented by an
attorney, and the petitioner and the state may call witnesses and introduce any
reliable and relevant evidence
.� The petitioner has the
burden of establishing by a preponderance of the evidence, under penalty of
perjury, all of the following:

1. The petitioner has not
subsequently committed another offense in violation of chapter 14 or 35.1 of
this title since the date on which the petitioner was sentenced for the offense
for which the petitioner was required to register.

2. The petitioner is not likely to commit
another offense in violation of chapter 14 or 35.1 of this title.

3. The petitioner is not a danger to
the safety of others.

C. Before ruling on the petition, the
court shall provide all parties, including the victim, with the opportunity to
be heard.� When ruling on the petition, if the petition is denied, The court
shall state on the record the specific reasons for the court�s decision.

D. If the petition if denied, within
thirty calendar days after the court's decision, the petitioner may file a
petition for special action with the court of appeals. The special action shall
be governed by the Rules of civil Procedure relating to Special Actions, except
that the court of appeals shall exercise jurisdiction and decide the merits of
the claims raised.
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